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Despite a 70-year reign of consummate duty, it turns out that the late Queen Elizabeth loved a good old mishap - to add some variety to the royal routine.
That’s according to no less an authority than Her Majesty's former aide, Samantha Cohen, who was interviewed recently for an Australian newspaper.
‘The Queen had no ego, she was comfortable in herself, yet she loved it when things went wrong,’ she explained to Melbourne-based Herald Sun.
‘If a cake was not cutting or a plaque didn’t unveil, because everything was so organised, it spiced her life up,’ said Ms Cohen, known by the Queen as Samantha the Panther for her ferocious work ethic.
For all that regal decorum, Her Majesty had a sharp sense of humour – devilment, even – and seemed to relish making others laugh, in fact, as these rather surprising video clips make clear…
Who are you, then?
Undaunted by her regal presence in 2000, these Australian nursery-aged children seemed to leave the Queen a little flummoxed, temporarily, at least.
The Queen graciously paid a visit to Vasse Primary School, Busselton, Western Australia in 2000. She didn't get quite the welcome she expected
Jake had no idea who she was - and he wasn't alone!
But not as confused as they were: ‘what’s your name?’ was the question of the moment. At least everyone else was laughing.
A moo-ving moment for her 90th
Famous for her love of dogs and horses, it was the bovine species that brought out Her Majesty’s inner child during celebrations for her 90th birthday in 2016.
It's..... a cow! The Queen, a keen lover of all animals, seems beside herself when the beast made its presence known
The episode took during the televised celebration of her 90th birthday in the grounds of Windsor Castle in Berkshire
That’s the way to do it!
When presented with a large cake for slicing at a lunch engagement in 2021, the Queen demonstrated an unexpected sense of mischief by choosing to do the job with a large, scary and somewhat unwieldy sword.
The Queen was presented with a huge cake at the G7 Summit in 2021 - and took a drastic course of action
Offered a humble knife, Her Majesty made her feelings known
Yes, there was a knife available. ‘But this is more unusual,’ said her Majesty, warming to the task.
The Trump man cometh?
Not everyone finds The Donald a source of mirth, but Her Late Majesty certainly cracked a smile in 2018 when the foliage around her started shaking to the sound of helicopter.
It wasn't plans or animals that made the Queen smile as she filmed in the gardens of Buckingham Palace with Sir
